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Title: Accessing Super Early
Post by: Rainbow Bay on December 18, 2015, 05:23:02 AM
Post by: Rainbow Bay on December 18, 2015, 05:23:02 AM
Hello everyone
I've heard that it's perhaps possible to access your super early for gender surgery under 'compassionate grounds'. I was just wondering if anyone knows anything about the specifics of this. I know you would apply to the Department of Human Services for the early release but I guess what I would like to know is things like, do you have to argue your case? and how likely is it that your application will be successful, if at all?
Thanks lovelies
I've heard that it's perhaps possible to access your super early for gender surgery under 'compassionate grounds'. I was just wondering if anyone knows anything about the specifics of this. I know you would apply to the Department of Human Services for the early release but I guess what I would like to know is things like, do you have to argue your case? and how likely is it that your application will be successful, if at all?
Thanks lovelies
Title: Re: Accessing Super Early
Post by: BubblegumSquish on December 18, 2015, 06:33:02 AM
Post by: BubblegumSquish on December 18, 2015, 06:33:02 AM
How are you going to go about this? compassionate grounds lol.. fingers crossed
Title: Re: Accessing Super Early
Post by: Cindy on December 19, 2015, 12:14:02 AM
Post by: Cindy on December 19, 2015, 12:14:02 AM
You need your medics to support the surgery as a medical necessity in writing to your super fund. But it is up to the discretion of the super fund to agree or not.
Title: Re: Accessing Super Early
Post by: Ms Grace on December 19, 2015, 01:28:53 AM
Post by: Ms Grace on December 19, 2015, 01:28:53 AM
Check out this link - Early release of superannuation (http://www.humanservices.gov.au/customer/services/centrelink/early-release-of-superannuation)...
Specifically...
So it looks like it is a possibility, I guess it just depends on whether they consider "elective" surgery under this banner. Good luck.
Specifically...
QuoteSpecified compassionate grounds
You can apply for the early release of superannuation on one or more of these specified compassionate grounds if you need to pay for medical or dental treatment, for yourself or a dependant or pay for transport to the treatment...
So it looks like it is a possibility, I guess it just depends on whether they consider "elective" surgery under this banner. Good luck.
Title: Re: Accessing Super Early
Post by: Rainbow Bay on December 19, 2015, 03:33:40 AM
Post by: Rainbow Bay on December 19, 2015, 03:33:40 AM
Hmm.. thanks for the info everyone. I guess I will just apply and see how it goes. I don't think it will be too hard to get letters of support from GP and/or psych. I guess it just depends on how my super fund feels about it :)
fingers crossed
fingers crossed
Title: Re: Accessing Super Early
Post by: Noah on December 20, 2015, 05:25:35 AM
Post by: Noah on December 20, 2015, 05:25:35 AM
Good Luck :) :)
Title: Re: Accessing Super Early
Post by: Rainbow Bay on December 21, 2015, 01:02:00 AM
Post by: Rainbow Bay on December 21, 2015, 01:02:00 AM
Quote from: Noah on December 20, 2015, 05:25:35 AM
Good Luck :) :)
Thanks Noah :) xxx
Title: Re: Accessing Super Early
Post by: LauraJ on December 21, 2015, 05:25:00 PM
Post by: LauraJ on December 21, 2015, 05:25:00 PM
Good luck with it. Would take a lot of stress away for me if you were successful!
Title: Re: Accessing Super Early
Post by: Dana60 on December 22, 2015, 11:05:37 PM
Post by: Dana60 on December 22, 2015, 11:05:37 PM
My wife accessed her Super early to get a tummy tuck done, so it is quite possible.